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Russian Music

Russian Music. ShaDe, Tanairy, Lissette. 18 th and 19 th Century. Background. Russia was a late starter in the development of a native tradition in classical music Ivan IV hired composers and musicians to fill this void

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Russian Music

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  1. Russian Music ShaDe, Tanairy, Lissette

  2. 18th and 19th Century

  3. Background • Russia was a late starter in the development of a native tradition in classical music • Ivan IV hired composers and musicians to fill this void • European music was seen as a mark of civilization and a way of Westernizing the country • Many people weren’t aware that Russian composers existed

  4. Nationalism • Russian composers had to write in Western style if they wanted recognition • Russian music wasn’t unique to the country because “Russian” composers traveled abroad, usually to Italy, to train • Composers such as Dmitri Bortniansky, Maksim Berezovsky, and Artem Vedel traveled abroad.

  5. Mikhail Glinka (1804-1857) • First great Russian composer to use native Russian music traditions • Composed Ivan Susanin and Ruslan and Lyudmila • His compositions gained fame by relying on distinctively Russian tunes and themes

  6. Russian Folk Music • Primary source for younger generation composers • A group called the “Mighty Five” proclaimed its purpose to compose and popularize Russian national traditions in classical music • The Mighty Five’s most notable compositions included The Snow Maiden, Sadko, Boris Godunov, Prince Igor, and Scheherazade. • Many of the works by Glinka and the Mighty Five were based on Russian history, folk tales, and literature. • Regarded as masterpieces of romantic nationalism in music

  7. Russian Musical Society (RMS) • Founded in 1859 • Led by composer-pianists Anton and Nikolay Rubinstein • The RMS’s rival was the Mighty Five because the RMS was musically more conservative • Founded Russia’s first Conservatories in St. Petersburg and Moscow

  8. Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) • Trained by the RMS • Best known for his ballets like Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, and The Nutcracker • He remains Russia’s best known composer outside Russia

  9. Late 19th to Early 20th Centuries • Saw the third wave of Russian classics: Igor Stravinsky, Alexander Scriabin, Sergei Prokofiev, and Dmitri Shostakovich. • These composers were experimental in style and musical language • The so-called “romance songs” became very popular • The greatest and most popular singers of this time sang in operas • Singers usually composed music and wrote the lyrics

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